 At length we are in peace, God be praised, and long, very long, may it continue! All wars are follies, very expensive, and very mischievous ones. When will mankind be convinced of this, and agree to settle their differences by arbitration ? Were they...  The Private Correspondence of Benjamin Franklin, LL.D, F.R.S., &c. Minister ... - Page 126by Benjamin Franklin - 1817Full view - About this book
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1833 - 574 pages
...length we are in peace, God be praised, and long, very long, may it continue. All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones. When will...arbitration ? Were they to do it, even by the cast of a die, it would be better than by fighting and destroying each other.' In 1774, Dr. Franklin thus writes... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American letters - 1833 - 322 pages
...length we are in peace, God be praised, and long, very long may it continue. All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones. When will...arbitration ? Were they to do it, even by the cast of a die, it would be better than by fighting and destroying each other. Spring is coming on, when travelling... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1836 - 342 pages
...length we are in peace, God be praised ! and long, very long, may it continue ! All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones. When will...arbitration ? Were they to do it even by the cast of a die, it would be better than by fighting and destroying each other. Spring is coming on, when travelling... | |
 | Jasper Adams - Christian ethics - 1837 - 528 pages
...length we are in peace, God be praised, and long, very long, may it continue. All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones. When will...arbitration ? Were they to do it, even by the cast of a die, it would be better than by fighting and destroying each other." Washington says, " It is time... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 592 pages
...length we are in peace, God be praised, and long, very long, may it continue. All wars are follies, very expensive, and very mischievous ones. When will...arbitration ? Were they to do it, even by the cast of a die, it would be better than by fighting and destroying each other. Spring is coming on, when travelling... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1840 - 584 pages
...we are in peace, Gqd be praised, and long, very long, may it continue. All wars are follies, vfery expensive, and very mischievous ones. When will mankind...arbitration ? Were they to do it, even by the cast of a die, it would be better than by fighting and destroying each other. Spring is coming on, when travelling... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1840 - 584 pages
...length we are in peace, God be praised, and long, very long, may it continue. All wars are follies, very expensive, and very mischievous ones. When will...and agree to settle their differences by arbitration 1 Were they to do it, even by the cast of a die, it would be better than by fighting and destroying... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - English letters - 1841 - 338 pages
...very long, may it continue ! All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones. When wifi mankind be convinced of this, and agree to settle...arbitration? Were they to do it even by the cast of a die, it would be better than by fighting and destroying each other. Spring is coming on, when travelling... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - English language - 1844 - 372 pages
...length we are in peace, God be praised ! and long, very long, may it continue ! All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones. When will...arbitration ? Were they to do it even by the cast of a die, it would be better than by lighting and destroying each other. Let ne conclude by saying to you... | |
 | Peace - 1845 - 480 pages
...been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a GOOD WAR or a BAD PEACE. — Ml wars are follies,.very expensive and very mischievous ones. When will mankind...their differences by arbitration ? Were they to do it by the cast of a die, it would be better than by fighting and destroying each other." AMERICAN PEACE... | |
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